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The time has finally come. The Game Week every Owl fan has anticipated since the season began. For the first time in program history Florida Atlantic will play a contest on their own ground, in their own environment, and in their own Stadium.

And there's plenty to do, if you're still looking for some "extra curricular" activities before the game:

 "Select-A-Seat" ticket day on Tuesday, October 11 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at FAU Stadium (Practice will adjoin the event)

 4th Annual Bonfire on Thursday, October 13 at 8:00 p.m. at the northeast corner of the Track Complex

 Coach's Breakfast on Friday at 8:00 a.m. in the Premier Level of the Stadium

 Owlsley Statue Unveiling on Saturday, October 15 at 1:30 in the Alumni Plaza

But the main event will obviously be the moment the Owls come out of the tunnel to take the field against Western Kentucky. One can only imagine how electric the atmosphere is going to be, and it's definitely been worth the wait after years of planning and watching the steel go up over the last months. Florida Atlantic finally has a place to call "home". Getting all teary eyed here…….

Back to the game.

FAU has had the Toppers card for the first three meetings between the programs, although the final score in each contest has been too close for comfort; with just a 3.7 PPG average differential being observed for the series.

Last go around at L.T. Smith Stadium, Florida Atlantic snuck away with a 17-16 win much to the chagrin of home fans and players alike. It wasn't pretty for the offense, who managed only 215 total yards, and 75 net yards on 37 attempts by foot. Of note, four of the Owls 12 first downs came by way of penalty.

The first half score of 7-7 wasn't impressive for either squad, but that changed with the Toppers' sudden urgency and a desire to notch a quality road win in conference.

In a polar opposite outcome, the Owls are stinging from a 31-17 loss to North Texas in Denton. Three Graham Wilbert INT's were costly to the tune of 21 points - the key difference in the game. Ironically FAU outgained, and outperformed the home team in just about every other way.

The Toppers are obviously led by the fleet footed Bobby Rainey, who is averaging almost 115 yards per game on the year. His counterpart in FAU's Alfred Morris isn't fairing quite as well at 72.8 yards per game.

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Toppers Coach Willie Taggart weighs in on Andrews' suspension, and this weekend's match up against the Owls in the vid below...queue to the 9:50 mark for the suspension and some good comments on the use of social platforms by players, and the FAU talk...

Jones and Robinson eventually came together to WKU, where they've become regular starters at fullback and cornerback, respectively.

"It kind of got to me when they were recruiting me I was trying to tell them about (Kadeem) and they just didn't want to listen," Robinson said. "So all that did was just remind me of everything Western Kentucky did for us, and we both go out there and play our hearts out."